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    Piano Black Gloss Interior Trim

    Well I'm on the Gold Coast in Oz, so my supply chain will likely differ from yours ;) Carpro have very good distribution. (There are numerous other options for a superfine diminishing polishes, I happen to have had great results with this). Suggest pop onto their website and check what's local...
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    So, How many times do you wash your car?

    Gold Coast Oz, dry, HOT, the odd bit of rain every few weeks. My car (white) Weekly 2 bucket wash (Autoglym shampoo conditioner), blow dry, towel finish spritzed with ONR). Carpets cleaned interior wiped down MF. Bi weekly waterless wash (ONR). Bi monthly re apply Reload. Bi annual polish with...
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    Soft black paint....

    Scholl honey spider pads also finish very well with essence IME... just as an additional proven option.
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    Car Pro Reflect & Essence - seem similar,are they?

    Reflect will produce very high gloss through polishing without filling. Essence will produce very high gloss by more mild polishing and a little fill leaving its Si02 sealant. IF you have light swirling you will always get better results polishing them out (ie reflect) then applying essence as...
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    Dust attraction by surfaces depending on LSP

    I have noticeably less dust sticking to he back of my C Class wagon (White) following Carpro essence and reload, vs collinite 845... Demonstrably so when after a few days commute I waterless wipe down the car.. a lot less black coming off now than before..
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    Piano Black Gloss Interior Trim

    I have the Mercedes C AMG with the satin wood interior (chosen exactly for the reason you are experiencing). The touch control pad though has the same issues and I have used car pro reflect on a mini rotary with 1' pad approx. 1000rpm low load, and it improves things markedly. I was careful to...
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    anyone use a dash cam?

    Got a blackvue 650 2CH HD... with the power manager hard wired.. (so it records after stopping for a period but can't flat the battery). It was exe but it has been perfect for over a year front and rear, recorded few incidents to date to insurance or the police.. For the missus I got her a...
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    merc 16 old

    Avantgarde and AMG spec?... hmmm Nice recovery tho. Had a similar '99 sky blue CLK.. some ass hat had re-cleared over crap preparation.. locked in crapness..
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    Polished vehicle not noticed!

    Polish a test spot only on their car... then they might see a difference.. Detailing only one of their wheels is also fun :)
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    Products for machine polishing Mercedes C250

    Test spot... In your situation (using what I have) i'd hit it with Scholl S20 with a blue spider pad on DA.. and verify the test spot.. (but I have gotten the results I was after with this combo)... Then slap a coat of collinite 845 and be done with it. Re apply the 845 each month to keep it...
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    your "go to compound"?

    Yep, on harder paint you can get LSP ready with MF and Scholl S3.....
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    your "go to compound"?

    Scholl S20black on softer paint. Most times with Scholl Blue Spider. DA. 4-5spd. S3xxl gold on harder paint. Most times with Buff n Shine MF Pad. DA. 4-5 spd. If its heavy correction its foamed wool on Rotary with Juice Super C. 1000-1500 rpm.
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    Any tips for maxamizing iron remover supply?

    Find a local vendour and buy bulk.. it'll take a year to get through but you'll start using it as wheel cleaner weekly, and then for decontamination as and when required. So write off your wheel cleaner cost.. With my local vendour it is 1/4 the price of 1ltr Iron-X.. (note process down under...
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    Bad Marring from Clay Mitt

    If the car is under cover and or its not very sunny, no need to dry the car after washing and rinsing thoroughly... your about to cover it in a shampoo / lubricant anyway... clay then either rinse and dry or dry straight away if you are solo panel by panel etc.. one less step..
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    Real Off-Road Vehicle Comes in for Service

    I'd be recommending he get some excel PPF fitted as he won't have too many more shots at that level of correction with factory Toyota clear.. Nice work though, Toyota paint may be thin but it does correct nicely..
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    Products for machine polishing Mercedes C250

    The how many pads do I need question is well answered in an article by Mike Phillips, do a search.. its good. The logic is always the same though, maintain the pad between passes to keep the working face from becoming saturated with polish and clear-coat as this prevents the polishing process...
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    Polishing exhaust on ecoboost (direct injection)

    The soot on mine washes off with regular car wash weekly... If it ever tries to put up a fight some wd-40 and a terry towel... On others cars (this weekends a 18month old 335 BM) the carbon was baked on the inner edge and rolled edge of the tips.. .. a little 3000 wet and dry removed it...
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    Products for machine polishing Mercedes C250

    well for light swirl correction the orange pad and for example Meguiars ultimate compound would certainly work. but you ought carry out a test spot.. Always... its likely you would want to follow that with Meguiars ultimate polish and the White pad as its black to remove any fine marring from...
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    Products for machine polishing Mercedes C250

    A few things to clarify before much useful information can be provided. What year of car and does the paint code have a "C" in front of it ie ceramicoat from factory? The black is metallic ie Obsidian? What condition and degree of correction is required. Some info in this regard will help. For...
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